How to Turn Off Password Complexity in Office 365

Turn Off Password Complexity in Office 365 with PowerShell

This article will help you to Turn Off Password Complexity in Office 365. After you have installed and configured Windows PowerShell and Windows Remote Management (WinRM) on your computer, you have to connect the Windows PowerShell on your local computer to the cloud-based service to perform tasks in your cloud-based organization.

The first step to do is to connect to Microsoft Office 365 environment. For this, you need three simple PowerShell commands and credentials for the administrative account:

Import-Module MSOnline

$O365Cred = Get-Credential

Connect-MsolService -Credential $O365Cred

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Now, turn off password complexity in Office 365 and achieve the password policy.

1. Run the cmdlet to disable the vital password requirement:

Set-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName [UserPrincipalName] -StrongPasswordRequired $False

For example:

Set-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName user1@abc.com -StrongPasswordRequired $False

 2. Run the cmdlet to force reset the password for Office 365 users.

Set-MsolUserPassword -UserPrincipalName [UserPrincipalName] -NewPassword [NewPassword] -ForceChangePassword $false

For example:

Set-MsolUserPassword -UserPrincipalName user1@abc.com -NewPassword password -ForceChangePassword $false

In addition, we strongly recommend users should use strong passwords for security considerations and multi-factor authentication.

Need help with Microsoft 365 Passwords and Security Policy? Contact Microsoft Office 365 Support Company for service.

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